Learn From Jon Gosselin's Mistakes

5 - Don’t hang out with other “Ed Hardies”

Like it or not, we’re judged by the company we keep. Not only that, but if you hang out with idiots, eventually they’ll find a way to f*ck your sh*t up — even if it’s not intentional. Gosselin decided to take Kate Major up to Michael Lohan’s place in Southampton. The estranged father of Lindsay (she’s proof of what happens when you’re a deadbeat dad), Lohan spent two years in prison for fraud. Recently, his fiancee claimed he threatened to kill her and himself if she left him. Mr. Smooth. He is not the guy you want to buddy up with. Plus, after the weekend, Lohan freely spoke to the press. Even though Gosselin just hired top-notch public relations firm, Rubenstein Communications, Lindsay’s dad said that Jon isn’t with either Kate or Hailey. What happened to bros before press?

6. Don’t forget that you have children

You have children and you’re no longer with the mother. Don’t punish the kids by avoiding the situation. Jon says the divorce is because he just wants to focus on the kids, but he’s busy gallivanting around to the French Riviera and Southampton while Kate is taking their kids to the doctor. He doesn’t even have a job or a place where all eight kids can sleep comfortably. He opted for an apartment in New York rather than a ranch house to keep his kid farm. He has forgotten that he has responsibilities to them in the present, and that his current choices will be an embarrassment to them in the future. One of his daughters will definitely become a stripper now. Good ol’ daddy issues.